Tag: North Korea
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North Korea drops rubbish-filled balloons on South Korea
North Korea just dropped at least 260 filth-filled balloons on South Korea, prompting officials to warn residents to stay indoors. South Korea’s army cautioned the public against touching the balloons and the plastic bags attached to them because they contain “filthy waste and trash”.The balloons have been found in eight of nine provinces in South…
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North Kores’s dictator urges women to give birth to more babies
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, famous for his eccentric statements, spoke at the first National Mothers’ Meeting in 11 years held in Pyongyang, emphasising the importance of mothers in preventing a decline in birth rates. He framed it as a collective responsibility to strengthen national power. Kim got emotional during his speech while women…
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The fallen kings of crypto
Binance boss Changpeng Zhao has become the most powerful cryptocurrency figure to fall in a two-year period chaotic even by the standards of the notoriously volatile industry. Zhao stepped down as CEO of Binance — the largest crypto exchange in the world — after he and the company pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sweeping US…
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From 157 to 150: Pakistan’s press freedom ranking improves
In a positive development, Pakistan’s press freedom ranking has improved, with the country moving up seven spots to number 150 on the list. However, India’s position has slipped to 160 compared to last year’s stats when the country was placed at 150. China has been placed in the second last spot in the ranking list…
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Pakistan engaged in severe violations of religious freedom: US
The United States (US) has placed Pakistan on a list of countries that are “engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom” during 2022. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced this on Friday and said, “Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of…
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PML-N’s Ahsan Iqbal under fire for comments on Cuba; Cuban Ambassador reacts
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal sparked an outcry through his comparison of Pakistan with Cuba while highlighting poor performance and incompetence of the previous government. The minister said: “We not want Pakistan to become Cuba or North Korea. We have to set Pakistan on the path to development, like Malaysia, Turkey, China…
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North Korea marks founder’s birth without military parade
North Korea celebrated the 110th anniversary of the birth of late founder Kim Il Sung on Friday with fireworks, a procession, and an evening gala in Pyongyang’s main square, with thousands of people in colourful traditional dress singing and dancing. Nuclear-armed Pyongyang usually uses the holiday – known as the Day of the Sun –…
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Pakistan apologises to North Korea Embassy after police-conducted raid
Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has officially made an apology to North Korea after Islamabad police conducted a raid on the embassy on Monday evening. During a press conference on Thursday, Sheikh Rasheed said that incident happened due to some misunderstanding. He said, “We have apologised [to the North Korean mission, the incident had]…
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PM Khan likely to attend Beijing Olympics 2022 in China next month
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan could well be one of the leading dignitaries watching the Winter Olympics, which start in Beijing on February 4. The government of China and China Sports Authority are looking forward to Pakistan’s PM Khan’s attending the opening or the closing ceremony or attending during the event. The invite was sent…
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Kim Jong-un bans North Koreans from laughing, doing groceries for 11 days
North Korea has imposed a ban on laughing, drinking and grocery shopping as the country is entering a mourning period from Friday to mark the 10th death anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-il. The mourning period this year will be 11 days. Government authorities have ordered the public to not show any signs of happiness…